carry the day
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Ford Motor late Tuesday unveiled a mixed quarterly report, showing a lower-than-expected quarterly profit but coming ahead on revenue, but a rosier outlook for 2026 seemed to carry the day.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
If such denials can be made with a straight face, they may carry the day when a prosecution is at stake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
AI stocks implies that it’s a given that they will carry the day.
From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025
Later, in Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, dissenting opinions raised the specter of a conflict, but their views did not carry the day.
From Slate • May 4, 2025
On this occasion, however, Lawrence’s immense credibility as the biggest of the big scientists failed to carry the day.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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